Trinity High School - Trojan Yearbook (Euless, TX)

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C low tid thc end ol thc school yetr I around the month of April. students ic ich thc st tgc when questions irise is to What's next? in their life. lfor each of the grade levels. there are different questions but for the most part. stu- dents tend to think on the lines of what they will do after graduation from high school. lt becomes confusing and sometimes frustrating for a young adult to choose his path in life when it comes to the big decision. Perhaps he does not realize it. but he has been making deci- sions leading up to the grand finale all his life. As children. the students went through several phases. breaking away from tight family association. molding their own personalities. and paving the way for younger brothers and sisters. The only difference between these deci- l88 X TRIUNE sions and the final choice is that up until that point. the answers were found with help from others. but as the child grew. he had to make decisions on his own. with only advice and sug- gestions. the decision is his. The question. What's next? fasci- nates students. For once. they become serious about their life. actually becom- ing concerned with what their life will be. can be. and what they can do to make it that way. lt is not only the seniors who probe the question. lt seems as though when one enters the life of a high school stu- dent. he is immediately faced with a broader outlook on his life. Three smaller schools of .lunior High level combine as one. making one feel smaller in the world -- more apt to fall back. but for those with motivation and will. the way is not too long when he is known for his accomplishments. This combination of the schools makes one find. in an indirect Willy. how he will feel as he leaves high school and goes Out to the world as a student at college level or the working world. No matter what plans one has for the future. he will remain a student for several years after his schooling is fin- ished. learning the lessons that life has to offer. giving homework every day. leaving each more learned with the knowledge brought from experience. Each student sets goals in their life - whether those goals are accom- plished or not lies on the individual. lt seems everyone sets goals. or dreams. and only a few succeed in fulfilling their hopes. Why? Students easily want but to receive. he must work and for some. the give and take process is diffi- cult to cope with for he has always received from parental giving. Those who do succeed had established their own will and motivation during child- hood A they are usually the ones who make what they are themselves. Everyone has different specific plans for after graduation. There are those students who want to seclude them- selves in the wilderness while others want to enter the big city life as a pro- spective star. Plans vary but for the most part. students choose college as their next step in life. Students H ave College is a preparatory and shelter for students entering the outside world. lt allows the student to have more free- dom and succeed on their own will. yet it keeps students secure in having them do what they've been doing all their life going to school. Perhaps it is good that the students further their educa- tion but there are those who go to school because friends go. All in all. college offers the students the chance to taste life and decide on further steps to take in life. The ultimate goal one possesses depends primarily on what he has worked for - what he wants to be. For most. the goals set are broad. not nec- essarily specific in their asking. Leaving the experiences and accomplishments gained during school days is difficult for the realization of growing up X growing old sets in. Students must con- tinue. setting goals. achieving them and setting new goals until the time comes when all the accomplishments are put to a test when he attempts to achieve that ultimate goal - what he has wanted and dreamed of all his life. lt is there at his asking.

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N . Q. DlSCO.' M ost Popular Dance LlV6.' Most Well Liked Disco seemed to be the most popular style of dance at THS. They were sponsored with disc jockeys from the school such as faculty member Mr. Hal Shelley and student Lee Hughes. On occasion, a disc jockey from an area radio station would be hired to take the honors. Very rare, but most enjoyed is the case of a live band performing at a school dance as with Dou- ble Ace playing at the Homecoming Dance. A first occurred this year when Trinity's Student Council worked in con- junction with Bell's Student Council in sponsoring a high school only dance at the Bedford Boyls Ranch featuring a band from Illinois, Freewhee- lin'. Proceeds from the dance went to help support the National Student Council Convention to be held at Bell High School this summer. The only traditional dance on the campus is the dance sponsored by the cheerleaders which occurs after the first home football game of the season. 249' 2 TOP LEFT: The Senior class sponsored their share of Friday night dances. At the senior class sponsored dances. Senior Kevin Oldham often aided fellow student and disc jockey Lee Hughes with suggestions on selected music and advice for better sound from the audio equipment. C'l:'.'V'TER I.I:'FT: Double Acc played for the students at the Homecoming dance. This dance. sponsored bythe Student Council was the only one on campus which featured alive band. BOTTOM LEFT: The dances not only serve good music to dance to. Senior Josh Matthews samples one of the goodies sold at the refreshment stand at one of the dances. TOP RIGHT: School dances have the atmosphere of a discotheque minus the service of alchoholic beverages. Here. four students display rhythm in a disco dance which does not require the assistance ofa dancing partner. BOTTOM RIGHT: Frccwheelin' is a group from Champagne. lllinois who starred at a high school dance at the Bedford Boys Ranch, The Trinity and Bell Student Councils sponsored the event to help raise funds for the upcoming National Student Council Convention to be held at L. D. Bell. STUDENT ACTION X 187

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Their Say lfor some. wanting to reach that long sought star and actually reaching it are two different things. Following twelve. or. for some. thirteen years of getting up and going to school in the morning. one becomes lazy and takes advantage of the new found freedom of sleeping in and basking in the sun. It hardly ever takes too long before the student real- izes that some changes need to be made in satisfying his life. There are those who are fortunate enough to pick up the pieces and proceed to make some- thing out of themselves. Unfortunately. there are those too many. who get a-job and get by - they are not happy. but they get by and are content. Those who were once somebody during their era of schooling declined because of their carelessness. I look at myself and see a mere reflection. . a reflection of someone l want to be. someone l am not yet --- but will be. . . someday. . l hope. lf one were to observe student actions on the campus. he would imme- diately be under the impression that the students are not really concerned with their ftiture: that the students are obsessed with momentous satisfaction and short term goals. Perhaps the cover does not tell the story which is hidden in the book and maybe it is a way that the students conceal the fear of what may happen in the future. lt is quite a large step that a person must take in choosing his stepping stones to follow and build upon. lt cre- ates an almost monstrous fear in the young who are faced with the chal- lenges and decisions. For those who are prepared. the road is not too rough. but for those poor souls who face their decisions with no protection from the world. the winding road sometimes led them astray. Preparation comes from not hiding behind the pretense of excessive laugh- ter but from moments of solemn soli- tude. situations concerning mental challenge and acceptance that one must make what he can. of himself. by himself. The way is not always easy but those who surpass the pretests have an advantage on those who merely jump in. The questions one asks himself. con- cerning his life. his plans for the future. ultimate goals and matters concerning others can be summarized into one. A question all can ask themselves. hopefully honest. not to be answering anyone in particular but themselves Areyuu ready to face the world? l'm tired of living on promises And dreams that you possess. l need to build my own shadow l'm leaving as you might guess -- Perhaps someday we'll meet again But then maybe we never will --- l thank you for the love you shared And the empty space you filled. But l'm leaving now. l've got to go l'm searching fora star l hope someday. you'll find yours Before your life has gone too far. STUDENT ACTION X T89